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Calpain inhibitors and uses thereof for treating neurological disorders

Assignee: BLADE THERAPEUTICS INCPriority: Jul 31, 2019Filed: Jul 28, 2020Published: Aug 18, 2022
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Abstract

Methods of treating neurological diseases and disorders associated with protein aggregation using calpain inhibitors are provided. Said neurological diseases associated with protein aggregation include polyglutamine expansion diseases such as Huntington's disease, Machado-Joseph disease, and spinocerebellar ataxias.

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of treating a neurological disease or disorder associated with protein aggregation, the method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a compound of Formula (I): 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein: 
         R 1  is —C 1-6 alkyl or —(CH 2 ) n —C 6-10 aryl optionally substituted with one, two, or three substituents independently selected from the group consisting of: -halo, —C 1-6  alkyl, —C 1-6 haloalkyl, —C 1-6 alkoxy, and —C 1-6 haloalkoxy; 
         Z is —NR 2 R 3  or —OR 4 ; 
         R 2  is -hydrogen or —C 1-6  alkyl; 
         R 3  is -hydrogen, —C 1-6  alkyl, —C 3-10  cycloalkyl, or —OR 4 ; 
         R 4  is -hydrogen or —C 1-6  alkyl; 
         Q is -5-10-membered heteroaryl optionally substituted with one, two, or three substituents independently selected from the group consisting of: -halo; —C 1-6  alkyl; —C 1-6 haloalkyl; —C 1-6  alkoxy; —C 1-6  haloalkoxy; and —C 6-10  aryl optionally substituted with one, two, or three substituents independently selected from the group consisting of: -halo, —C 1-6  alkyl, —C 1-6  haloalkyl, —C 1-6 alkoxy, and —C 1-6 haloalkoxy; or 
         Q is —C 6-10 aryl optionally substituted with one, two, or three substituents independently selected from the group consisting of: -halo; —C 1-6  alkyl; —C 1-6  haloalkyl; —C 1-6 alkoxy; —C 1-6 haloalkoxy; and -5-10-membered heteroaryl optionally substituted with one, two, or three substituents independently selected from the group consisting of: -halo, —C 1-6  alkyl, —C 1-6  haloalkyl, —C 1-6 alkoxy, and —C 1-6 haloalkoxy; and 
         n is 1 or 2. 
       
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the compound is a compound of Formula (1-a) 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein: 
         X is S or NR 5 ; 
         Y is CH or N; 
         R 5  is -hydrogen or —C 1-6  alkyl; 
         each R 6  is independently selected from the group consisting of: -halo, —C 1-6  alkyl, —C 1-6  haloalkyl, —C 1-6  alkoxy, and —C 1-6  haloalkoxy; and 
         m is 0, 1, 2, or 3. 
       
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein X is S. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein X is NR 5 . 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein R 5  is hydrogen or —CH 3 . 
     
     
         6 . The method of any one of  claims 2  to  5 , wherein Y is CH. 
     
     
         7 . The method of any one of  claims 2  to  5 , wherein Y is N. 
     
     
         8 . The method of any one of  claims 2  to  7 , wherein each R 6  is independently —F, —Cl, —CH 3 , —CF 3 , —OCH 3 , or —OCF 3 . 
     
     
         9 . The method of any one of  claims 2  to  8 , wherein m is 0. 
     
     
         10 . The method of any one of  claims 2  to  8 , wherein m is 1. 
     
     
         11 . The method of any one of  claims 2  to  8 , wherein m is 2. 
     
     
         12 . The method of any one of  claims 2  to  8 , wherein m is 3. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the compound is a compound of Formula (1-b) 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein: 
         each R 7  is independently selected from the group consisting of: -halo, —C 1-6  alkyl, —C 1-6  haloalkyl, —C 1-6  alkoxy, and —C 1-6  haloalkoxy; and 
         t is 0, 1, 2, or 3. 
       
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein each R 7  is independently —F, —Cl, —CH 3 , —CF 3 , —OCH 3 , or —OCF 3 . 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13  or  14 , wherein t is 0. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13  or  14 , wherein t is 1. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 13  or  14 , wherein t is 2. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 13  or  14 , wherein t is 3. 
     
     
         19 . The method of any one of  claims 1  to  18 , wherein Z is —NR 2 R 3 . 
     
     
         20 . The method of any one of  claims 1  to  19 , wherein R 2  is -hydrogen. 
     
     
         21 . The method of any one of  claims 1  to  20 , wherein R 3  is -hydrogen, —CH 3 , or -cyclopropyl. 
     
     
         22 . The method of any one of  claims 1  to  20 , wherein R 3  is —OH or —OCH 3 . 
     
     
         23 . The method of any of  claims 1  to  18 , wherein Z is —OR 4 . 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein R 4  is -hydrogen or —CH 3 . 
     
     
         25 . A method of treating a neurological disease or disorder associated with protein aggregation, the method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a compound selected from the group consisting of: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. 
       
     
     
         26 . The method of any one of  claims 1  to  25 , the method further comprising administering to the subject one or more second pharmaceutical agents. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the second pharmaceutical agent is selected from tetrabenazinem, deutetrabenazine, citalopram, escitalipram, fluoxetine, sertraline, quetiapine, risperidone, haloperidol, chlorpromazine, valproate, carbamazepine, lamotrigine, levodopa, baclofen, and botulinum toxin. 
     
     
         28 . The method of any one of  claims 1  to  27 , wherein the neurological disorder associated with protein aggregation is a polyglutamine disease or disorder. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the polyglutamine disorder is Huntington's disease, Machado-Joseph disease, dentatorubral-pallidoluysian atrophy, spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1), spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2), spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 (SCA6), spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7), or spinocerebellar ataxia type 17 (SCA17). 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the neurological disorder associated with protein aggregation is Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

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